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CVE-2024-38659
high
CVSS 7.1
Vulnerability in c (CVE-2024-38659)
Summary
vulnerability in c (CVE-2024-38659). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-38659** has been found in c.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 7.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "c CVE-2024-38659" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-38659 (c) — CWE-1284 / CVSS v3 7.1
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-1284) exists in c.
📍 Affected scope
c — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 7.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'c' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'c' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `c` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25571a12fbc8a1283bd8380d461267956fd426f7
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b649d7e0cb42a660f0260ef25fd55fdc9c6c600
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0d36972edbe56fcf98899622d9b90ac9965227
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7077c22f84f41974a711604a42fd0e0684232ee5
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee1955a1509a921c05c70dad5d6fc8563dfcb31
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca63fb7af9d3e531aa25f7ae187bfc6c7166ec2d
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8021b94b0412c37bcc79027c2e382086b6ce449
- web https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6638e955ca00c489894789492776842e102af9c
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- web https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38659
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5h94-mxhc-fgxw